This Hardcover Book was reviewed on 26-Oct-2008.
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1) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . The shipment came before the date given. It was a great price that I was happy to pay.¤ 2) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . Fairly interesting material, but poorly written. As engaging as your local phone book. Heading back to True Crime books.¤ 3) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . He /was/ there. He tells what he saw and did as a KGB hander of American informers Ames and Hanssen. It´s interesting to the casual reader and, to those with a deep interest in these famous Cold War spy cases, quite valuable.
There are brief accounts of some mind-boggling programs, some run by the CIA, others by the KGB. GREAT stuff.
The memoir could have had more narrative color. "It was a dark and stormy night ..." "The sun shone brightly that day ..." That kind of stuff. The author also missed several prime opportunities to give us his impression of major historical figures with whom he had personal contact. What did they look like? What was their personality? You met Kryuchkov and Kirpichenko. Tell us about them!
A similar but richer memoir is Oleg Kalugin´s "The First Directorate: My 32 Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West".
Cherkashin´s account of his KGB years reminded me of the bureaucratic paranoid atmosphere of "The Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis.
I agree with Amazon reviewer "ashurbanapli" that Cherkashin in SPY HANDLER is primarily interested in clearing his name. Despite this bias, it´s a competent account by someone who was in on lots of interesting stuff.¤ 4) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . The thing I enjoyed the most about this book was that it was written by a Russian and therefore approached spycraft from a unique vantage point relative to what you would find with an American author. It reads like more of a history book than a thriller but is informative and intriguing all the same. If you are looking for an excellent book about the famous spy cases of the 1970s and 1980s, I would reco Spy by David Wise (re: Hansen case) or Spy Hunter by Robert Hunter (re: Walker case).¤ 5) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . I truely hope you are enjoying your rezidencia in the West. Enclosed is soemthing that will pass as the perfect Christmas present. A caution however not to get too caught up in this orgy of consumer capitalism. Do not soften, remember that the great patriotic struggle is still very much that, and we need devotion to achieve ulitmate victory. Your handling of agent breaker has been exemplary to date.
Congratulations are in order pertaining to the admission of your son into Moscow´s Aeronautics Engineering School, and your mother´s new billeting into the new state of the art complex outside St Petersburg. They, as well as the greater Soviet, are very grateful of your achievements.¤ 6) Hardcover Book Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer by . Victor Cherkashin´s incredible career in the KGB spanned thirty-eight years, from Stalin´s death in 1953 to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. In this riveting memoir, Cherkashin provides a remarkable insider´s view of the KGB´s prolonged conflict with the United States, from his recruitment through his rising career in counterintelligence to his prime spot as the KGB´s number- two man at the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Victor Cherkashin´s story will shed stark new light on the KGB´s inner workings over four decades and reveal new details about its major cases. Cherkashin´s story is rich in episode and drama. He took part in some of the highest-profile Cold War cases, including tracking down U.S. and British spies around the world. He was posted to stations in the U.S., Australia, India, and Lebanon and traveled the globe for operations in England, Europe, and the Middle East. But it was in 1985, known as "the Year of the Spy," that Cherkashin scored two of the biggest coups of the Cold War. In April of that year, he recruited disgruntled CIA officer Aldrich Ames, becoming his principal handler. Refuting and clarifying other published versions, Cherkashin will offer the most complete account on how and why Ames turned against his country. Cherkashin will also reveal new details about Robert Hanssen´s recruitment and later exposure, as only he can. And he will address whether there is an undiscovered KGB spy-another Hanssen or Ames-still at large. Spy Handler will be a major addition to Cold War history, told by one of its key participants. ¤Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 23-Nov-2008, , 000-410-250-701-NQB-XQB-MIB-8 
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